Convolvulus scammonia. Scammony. *N. O. Convolvulacae. Triturations of the dried milky juice of the root.
Clinical
Diarrhoea. Gastro-enteritis.
Characteristics
*Scam. Is a drastic cathartic, producing copious watery evacuations, and griping a good deal. Sprengel records a case of fatal poisoning in an infant whose mother took a large quantity of *Scam., and herself suffered no effects. *Scam. must be compared with *Jalap., another purging convolvulus.
SYMPTOMS.
Stomach and Abdomen
Sudden vomiting and copious green stools, distension and sensitiveness of abdomen and death (in an infant whose nursing mother took a large dose of *Scam. and herself experienced no symptoms).-Slight pain in stomach with evacuation of faeces.- Violent pain and rapid succession of stools, leaving inactivity of lower intestines for several days.-Inflammation of mucous membrane attended with loss of appetite and headache.
Stool
Loose evacuation of faeces with slight pain in stomach.-Green stools.- Rapid succession of stools.